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On 31 July, 1898, the accounts of the National Bank balanced at
139,676,174 kroner. The assets included 31,677,655 kroner in bullion, and
20,230,300 in specie. The liabilities included 91,000,000 kroner note issue,
27,000.000 kroner of capital, and 3,000,000 kroner reserve fund. In Den-
mark there are about 66 other banks for commercial, agricultural, industrial,
and other purposes. On 31 March, 1897, there were 532 savings banks, with
1,062,649 depositors, and deposits amounting to 645,444,356 kroner, or 607
kroner to each account.

Money, Weights, and Measures.

The monetary unit, the Krone of 100 ore, is of the value of Is. l^d., or
about 18 kroner to the pound sterling.

There are Consuls at Copenhagen, Reikjavik (Iceland), St. Thomas (West
Indies).

Colonies.

The colonial possessions of Denmark consist of teiTitories in Europe and
America. Their area and population in October, 1890, and the value of their
imports into and exports from Denmark alone in 1897, according to Danish
returns, were :^